Swath cleaner and divider for mowing-machines.



P. H. KLIBWER.

SWATH CLEANER AND DIVIDER FOR MOWING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, I914.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914 M M M Peter H KlieWeI:

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UNITED sTATEsrA ENT OFFICE.

PETER H. KLIEWER, OF WOODBURN, OREGON.

SWATH CLEANER AND DIVIDER FOR MOWING-MACHINES.

Application filed June 25, 1914.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER H. KLIEWER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Woodburn, in the county of Marion and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swath Cleaners and Dividers for Mowing-Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in swath cleaners and dividers of the type shown and described, but not claimed, in U. S. Patent No. 1,103,779, issued to me July 14., 1911.

The object of the invention is to provide a simply constructed device of this character having means whereby its application. to mowers having different sized shoes, may be facilitated.

With this and minor objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction and combination herein described and claimed and shown in the drawings wherein Figure 1 is a top plan view of a portion of a mowing machine, showing the application of my invention thereto; Fig. 2 is an end view of the parts shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a detail horizontal section.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown a portion of a bar B to the forward edge of which are connected a number of shoes or teeth T which coact with the knives of a sickle bar (not shown) in a well known manner, it being understood that this bar projects laterally from a mowing machine, reaper, or the like. Secured to the outer end of the bar B is a supporting shoe S which is of usual formation, having an opening 0 through which the outer end of the bar B projects, said outer end being secured to the laterally projecting flange F, of said shoe, by means of bolts 6 having nuts n on their upper ends. An L-shaped clamp member 1 has its horizontal arm 2 secured beneath one of the nuts n, said horizontal arm being provided with a slot 3 through which one of the bolts 6 is adapted to project, thereby allowing the clamp member 1 to be shifted inwardly or outwardly as the case may be. The upright arm of the member 1 is pro- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914. Serial No. 847,247.

vided with a rectangular opening 4 above which sald arm 1s blfurcated to provlde a pair of clamping ears 5 through which a clamping bolt 6 is passed, thereby allowing the rectangular rear portion 7 of an upwardly curved dividing rod 8 to be securely clamped within said opening 4. From the opening in the clamp member 1,. the rear portion 7 of said rod 8 inclines downwardly and forwardly and lies in close contact with the outer side of the point P of said shoe S, at which point a sleeve 9 having its rear end of greater diameter than its forward end, embraces said point and the forward end of the portion 7, a suitable shoulder 10 being provided at the juncture of the front and rear portions 7 and 8 of said dividing rod. By this arrangement of parts, it will be seen that the bolt 6 may be loosened to allow the rear end portion 7 of the dividing rod to be moved rearwardly, thus causing the point P to fit snugly within the sleeve 9 as clearly shown in Fig. 4, after which, said bolt may be again tightened to securely clamp the parts in operative position.

By providing the laterally extending arm 2 of the lever 1, with the slot '3, it will be readily seen that the member 1 may be shifted inwardly or outwardly to vary the angular relation of the rod 8 with the bar B, thus causing the same to deflect more or less grain inwardly toward the machine.

By the construction above set forth, it will be seen that the sleeve 9 may be formed in numerous sizes, thereby adapting the invention for application to mowing machines having points of various sizes, it being unnecessary to alter the construction of any part other than said sleeve. This is an extremely important feature of the invention for the above set forth reason.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of my invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a laterally extending cutter bar and a pointed supporting shoe on the outer end thereof, of a longitudinally extending dividing rod rigidly secured at its rear end and having its intermediate portion ward portion extending forwardly from said shoe, a sleeve embracing said point and said intermediate portion of the rod, and means for preventing forward movement of said sleeve.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a laterally extending cutter bar and a pointed supporting shoe on the outer end thereof, of a longitudinally extending dividing rod rigidly secured at its rear end and having its intermediate portion lying adjacent the point of said shoe, its forward portion extending forwardly from said shoe, a sleeve embracing said point and said intermediate portion of the rod, and a shoulder on said rod for preventing forward movement of said sleeve.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a laterally extending cutter bar and a pointed supporting shoe on the outer end thereof of a longitudinally projecting dividing rod adjacent said shoe and having its intermediate portion in contact with the point thereof, its forward portion projecting forwardly from said point, a shoulder formed on said rod in advance of said point, a sleeve embracing said point and the adjacent portion of the rod, the front end of said sleeve contacting with said shoulder, and a clamp for attaching the rear end of said rod to said cutter bar.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination with a laterally extending cutter bar and a pointed supporting shoe on the outer end thereof of a longitudinally projecting dividing rod adjacent said shoe and having its intermediate portion in contact with the point thereof, its forward portion projecting forwardly from said point, a shoulder formed on said rod in advance of copies of this patent may be obtained for said point, a sleeve embracing said point and the adjacent portion of the rod, the front end of said sleeve being of less diameter than the rear end thereof and contacting 'with said shoulder, and a clamp for attach- IiOng the rear end of said rod to said cutter 5. In a device of the character described, the combination with a laterally extending cutter bar and a pointed supporting shoe on the outer end thereof of a dividing rod adjacent said shoe and having a socket receiving the point thereof, a clamp receiving the rear end of said rod and having a laterally extending slotted attaching arm, and a bolt passing through the slot in said arm and through said cutter bar, whereby said rod may be swung inwardly or outwardly.

6. In a device of the character described,

'the combination with a laterally extending cutter bar and a pointed supporting shoe on the outer end thereof of a dividing rod ad- Y jacent said shoe and having a socket receiving the point thereof,'an L-shaped clamp i having an opening formed in its upright arm and receiving the rear end of said rod, said arm being blfurcated above said open ing to provide clamping ears, a clamping bolt passing through said ears, the horizon-- tal arm of said clamp extending laterally from the plane of said rod and having a slot, and an attaching bolt passing through said slot and said cutter bar.

' In testimony whereof I have hereunto set" my hand in presence of two subscribing five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0. Y 

